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Bands already signed up for three-day music fest
Eighteen bands have already signed up to play on the second day of the Magnolia Music Festival, according to Mayor Jimmy Thornton.
The Potpourri |
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Urban Planner: August 4, 2008
MUSIC: San Fransisco melodic indie duo Mates of State are playing tonight at Lee's Palace. Joining the husband and wife team are Oakland progressive string-metal group Judgement Day . Lee's Palace (529 Bloor Street West), 8 p.m., $15.
Torontoist |
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All things great and tiny - and 'Mad'
The latest movies, music, dining and event listings in Portland, Salem, Eugene and throughout Oregon.
The Oregonian |
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Sony/ATV Plants a Tree in The Orchard
LONDON----In a groundbreaking deal announced today, The Orchard, a global leader in digital music and entertainment, has secured marketing and digital distribution rights to all Sony/ATV Music Publishing owned master recordings, including recordings owned by Sony/ATV's worldwide affiliates covering Europe, Asia, Australia, Japan and South Africa.
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance |
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Music site Social.fm bites the dust
Formerly known as Mercora, the site couldn't keep up with bigger social music services. It has closed its doors after raising $5 million in venture funding.
CNET |
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Pop Music on TV This Week
That trio of brothers dominates the TV appearances this week. Don't miss the other performances of interest either. Check out this week's full schedule of Pop Music on...
About.com |
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And the Municipal Band will play on . . .
There will be band concerts in Foster Park next summer.
Le Mars Daily Sentinel |
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Sex offender volunteers at children’s festival
The Advocate has learned that a registered sex offender was among the volunteers at the Texas Children’s Music Festival in Cleveland, an event sponsored on July 19 by the Community and Children’s Impact Center at Stancil Park.
Cleveland Advocate |
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Bulgarian Beauty Stars in Upcoming MTV Musical
A rising Bulgarian teen star, Nina Dobreva, sings in the upcoming MTV musical, The American Mall.
Novinite.com |
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Children’s music festival funds stolen
The Community and Children’s Impact Center’s (CCIC), Texas Music Festival was ripped off. According to festival organizer Brenda Myers, up to $5,000 was allegedly stolen from the funds collected through the refreshment and raffle ticket sales.
Cleveland Advocate |
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Backstreet Boys coming to Canada
The Backstreet Boys, arguably the top-selling boy band in music history, are bringing their Unbreakable world tour to Canada this summer. The band, which has sold over 100 million albums worldwide, recently completed the first leg of its tour.
Canada.com |
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Concert Review: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Gillette Stadium, August 2, 2008
The Boss brings it to Boston... Familiar faces around meLaughter fills the air...The thousands of people who crowded Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Massachusetts on Saturday night had good reason to keep eyeing the skies. In direct defiance of the crowd's high spirits and high expectations, reports of bad weather on its way had been filtering in all afternoon and the dark...
Blogcritics.org |
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MasterCard Rolls Out 'Roots of Rock'
NEW YORK Free downloads and the chance to meet a rock star are the main draws of MasterCard's "Roots of Rock" sweepstakes, which also marks the first major entertainment sponsorship that lets consumers access the entire Universal Music Group catalog.
AdWeek |
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A Computer Music Pioneer Has An Analog Epiphany
Paul Lansky had an important role in developing computer music. These days he's turned to traditional instruments. "His conversion, in a sense, is a relinquishing of the need to control, the rejection of what he called an antisocial bent.
Arts Journal |
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Words Reassert Themselves In Latest Indie Music
American music is enjoying a golden moment. Literary bands, with songs that revel in intricate language, complex narratives and cinematic plot twists, are on the rise.
Arts Journal |
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Orchestra names new executive director
The Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra has hired a new executive director.
BizJournals |
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Concert Review: Metro Station - House of Blues, Orlando, Florida
Metro Station Live, amazing or life-changingly bad Playing the music you love in a different city every night. Hundreds of girls clad in your merchandise screaming at the top of their lungs when you simply walk on stage. You don't even have to have an incredible performance to receive this kind of response, and you hope no one notices. This is the life of the rising pop/rock band Metro Station. ...
Blogcritics.org |
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Wii Music 'Miyamoto's last idea'
Dev legend has no more plans for console, says Iwata; New peripherals thin on the ground
MCV |
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Warren Antig out of "Pinoy Idol" competition
The Pinoy Idol stage was filled with the relaxing tunes of the classics last week as the country's premiere balladeer Basil Valdez mentored the reality singing competition's Top Six contestants.
PEP |
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Lifestyle digest
stival swirls around Northfield NORTHFIELD -- The fifth annual ArtSwirl will be held Aug. 7-10 in Northfield. The event will feature music, dance, theater and literary and visual art displays. The festival will also include a specially-commissioned s
Post-Bulletin |
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Richmond Folk Festival Lineup Expanded
The Richmond Folk Festival recently announced five additional acts added to the scheduled lineup. The festival will be held October 10, 11 and 12 of this year in Richmond, VA, and includes seven stages for over 30 bands.
CMJ |
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Chorus season opens with October concert
The Bay Area Chorus announced their 44th season lineup which includes a “spectacular” opening and collaborations with local singing groups.
Friendswood Journal |
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Music was `a way of life' for KSO violinist Georgiana Smith
KALAMAZOO -- On a pleasant summer evening in Vicksburg 11 years ago, Georgiana Smith stood and bowed at the end of the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra's outdoor Summer Concert Series show.
The Kalamazoo Gazette |
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Country singers at the fair
They may have lacked the twang of traditional country music, but the subjects of their songs struck a familiar note...
Bowling Green Sentinel-Tribune |
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Noonday Firefighter Vigil Marks One Year Since Volunteers Died
Amanda Williams, daughter of Captain Kevin Williams, applauds a song and dance routine at a memorial service for her father and firefighter Austin Cheeks Sunday in Noonday. Many friends and family members considered the service a celebration of the two firefighters' lives.
Tyler Morning Telegraph |
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